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11 Apr

No break from heat wave in the city

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Delhi is likely to face extreme heat wave for the fifth consecutive day on Monday as the weather department has predicted that the maximum temperature for the day is likely to settle around 41 degrees Celsius.The Met office has issued an orange alert warning of a severe heat wave in the city for Monday.The IMD uses four color codes -- green (no action needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared) and red (take action) -- for weather warnings. The capital has recorded four heat wave days so far in April this year, equaling the number of such days…

09 Apr

Delhi cab, auto driver’s protest against rising CNG prices

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Hundreds of cab and auto drivers staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday and demanded revision of fares even as they threatened to go on a strike if their demands were not met.President of 'Sarvodaya Drivers Welfare Association' Ravi Rathor said that the government should either slash CNG prices or revise fares."Prices of CNG are nearing Rs 70 per kg but we are still plying our cabs and autos on old fares. So now it has become tough for us to operate with skyrocketing CNG prices. We need fare revision which is pending for the last 7-8 years. If…

09 Apr

PM Modi urges people to be part of Ambaji, Gujarat

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'Parikrama' festival of 51 'shakti peeths', holy places dedicated to various forms of goddess, begins in Gujarat's Ambaji pilgrim centre on Friday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to be part of the festive.He urged through a tweet.

09 Apr

UP Police to take action on ‘rape threat’

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Bajrang Muni Das, the mahant of the Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram in Khairabad town, Uttar Pradesh has allegedl delivered a hate speech and rape threat on April 2 on a video on social media platforms, has been booked, police said on Saturday."A case has been registered against Mahant Bajrang Muni Das over his hate speech in Khairabad. After collection of evidence and inquiry, police will initiate action accordingly," Additional Superintendent of Police Sitapur, Rajiv Dikshit, said.Das has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections related to making hate speech and derogatory statements.In a two-minute video containing the hate…

09 Apr

Opposition should come together, discuss on what should be its framework: Rahul Gandhi

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Opposition parties that are against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS should come together and discuss on what should be its framework, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday after meeting RJD leader Sharad Yadav.Addressing the media, Yadav said Gandhi should take over as the president of the Congress party.Asked if the Opposition come together to take on the BJP, Gandhi said, "Opposition parties that are against RSS and Narendra Modi should come together. Discussions are ongoing on how they should come together, what should be the framework and that has to be developed."

09 Apr

New COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

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Ladakh reported three new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, overall infection tally to 28,232, officials said.There are only nine active cases in Ladakh at present, six in Leh district and three in Kargil district.According to the report, no death took place, and the death toll remains 228 168 in Leh and 60 in Kargil.The number of recoveries stands at 27,995.

08 Apr

Illegal weapons dealer held arms, ammunition seized

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An illegal weapon supplier was arrested from a car with four pistols, reports said. An FIR has been registered at Bhondsi Police Station and an investigation has taken up. Sumit, arrested on Thursday, is a resident of Samchana village in Rohtak district, police said.

08 Apr

No fresh COVID-19 cases in Puducherry

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The union territory of Puducherry remained coronavirus-free for a ninth day as no fresh infections were reported in the last 24 hours. 278 samples were tested in the last 24 hours ending 10 AM Friday and no new cases were detected, Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release.The overall case load remained at 1, 65,774 and the recoveries stood at 1, 63,812.The fatality and recovery rates remained 1.8 per cent and 98.82 per cent respectively.The death toll remained 1,962.

08 Apr

Bengal forms committee on National Education Policy

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West Bengal government constituted a 10-member committee to examine the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and evaluate the need for a state-level policy on education.The committee will also evaluate steps taken by states such as Maharashtra and Kerala in the education sector after NEP 2020 was unveiled by the Centre. Along with it, the committee would also examine the recent UGC guidelines.

08 Apr

Air India suspends Delhi-Moscow flight

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Air India on Thursday cancelled its Delhi-Moscow service over the fear that its flight insurance may not be valid in Russia amid Russian-Ukraine war.Flight insurance is generally provided by companies based out of western countries.Western countries banned all Russian airlines from their airspace after Russia started a war against Ukraine on February 24.However, Air India has been operating Delhi-Moscow flights twice a week. India has not banned Russian airlines from its airspace.